Learning objectives
- to acquire a deep-rooted knowledge of the fundamental principles of the controlled drug delivery and to develop the ability to apply these principles to different kind of formulations and administration route
-to acquire a comprehensive understanding of how innovative drug delivery systems are designed, developed and produced.
Prerequisites
It is sdvisable to have already passed the exam of Pharmaceutical Technology
Course unit content
• INTRODUCTION: INNOVATIVE PHARMACEUTICAL FORMULATIONS AND CONTROLLED RELEASE
• BIOAVAILABILITY – ABSORPTION
• POLYMERS FOR CONTROLLED DRUG DELIVERY
• DIFFUSIONE AND DISSOLUTION
• RESERVOIR
• MATRICES
• OSMOTIC SYSTEMS
• GASTRORETENTIVE SYSTEMS
• COLON DELIVERY
• MUCOADHESION
• MICROPARTICLES
• NANOPARTICLES
• LIPOSOMES
• TRANSDERMAL DRUG DELIVERY
• BUCCAL DRUG DELIVERY
• OCULAR DRUG DELIVERY
• ORAL ADMINISTRATION OF PEPTIDE AND PROTEINS
• HYDROGELS
Full programme
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Bibliography
• Principi di tecnologie farmaceutiche, P. Colombo, P.L. Catellani, A. Gazzaniga, E. Menegatti, E. Vidale, Casa Editrice Ambrosiana Ed. 2004
Teaching methods
Frontal Lectures
Assessment methods and criteria
Written examination
Other information
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